5. Brown rice is not a good food to eat when you have pyelonephritis.
Brown rice is a whole grain food and contains 150 mg of phosphorus and 154 mg of potassium. It is best to choose white rice since it only contains 69 mg of phosphorus and 54 mg of potassium.
On the other hand, you can eat a little bit of brown rice, but if you can choose white rice or a brown rice substitute. Some brown rice substitutes include buckwheat and pearled barley. When it comes to brown and white rice, you should limit your intake of it anyways.
You shouldn’t eat rice every day and for every meal. If you have a craving for white rice, just eat a hand full of it. When you eat it, don’t add any salt. With pyelonephritis, you’ll need to limit your salt intake. They have salt alternatives, but you can enjoy rice without it.